New data reinforce the benefit of early preventative treatment with Roche ’s Hemlibra for babies with severe haemophilia A
Phase III HAVEN 7 primary data presented at ASH 2023 provide additional confidence in the favourable efficacy and safety profile of subcutaneous Hemlibra given soon after birth1At nearly two years median follow-up in the descriptive, single-arm study, no babies experienced spontaneous bleeds requiring treatment, and all treated bleeds were as a result of trauma1Safety results were consistent with previous studies of Hemlibra, with no new safety signals observed1The HAVEN 7 study was developed in collaboration with the haemophilia A community, to generate additional evidence for the prophylactic treatment of infants with ha...
Source: Roche Media News - December 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

New data reinforce the benefit of early preventative treatment with Roche ’s Hemlibra for babies with severe haemophilia A
Phase III HAVEN 7 primary data presented at ASH 2023 provide additional confidence in the favourable efficacy and safety profile of subcutaneous Hemlibra given soon after birth1At nearly two years median follow-up in the descriptive, single-arm study, no babies experienced spontaneous bleeds requiring treatment, and all treated bleeds were as a result of trauma1Safety results were consistent with previous studies of Hemlibra, with no new safety signals observed1The HAVEN 7 study was developed in collaboration with the haemophilia A community, to generate additional evidence for the prophylactic treatment of infants with ha...
Source: Roche Investor Update - December 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Growth pain point compels clinic to relocate, expand operations
After two years, a pain management clinic in Northeast Albuquerque is relocating in January to support a recent growth spurt. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - December 6, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Aayush Gupta Source Type: news

Can stem cell injections treat knee osteoarthritis?
In this study, the group hypothesized that injecting these cells into knee joints could serve as an intervention to treat patients. In a preliminary trial, the group treated 30 patients (27 women and three men, mean age 61 years old) with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis. In each patient, clinicians injected a solution of stem cells (70 million allogeneic cells) into the genicular arteries, a network that supplies blood to structures around the knee. All of the patients were admitted for one day following the procedure. MRIs of patients’ knees were acquired prior to the procedure and at one, six, and nine months ...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - December 5, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties MRI Interventional Radiology Source Type: news

What Pigs and Squirrels Can Teach Us About Managing Pain
Over the past several decades, there have been many supporting studies of the health-promoting effects of an optimistic personality. Much research has been done on the connection between a high level of optimism and good health, described well in clinical psychologists Burel R. Goodin and Hailey W. Bulls’ 2014 research paper, appropriately titled, “Optimism and the Experience of Pain: Benefits of Seeing the Glass as Half Full.” The authors state that optimism “is linked to both enhanced physiological recovery and psychosocial adjustment to coronary artery bypass surgery, bone marrow transplant, post...
Source: TIME: Health - December 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dr. David B. Agus Tags: Uncategorized Books freelance Source Type: news

Advancing Pain Management: Exploring The Frontiers Of Electroanalgesia
Chronic pain is among the most common ailments in the United States, affecting roughly 100 million adult Americans. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - December 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: William A. Haseltine, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation business pharma & standard Source Type: news

MRI muscle volumes linked to risk of TKRs
CHICAGO – Having stronger thigh muscles may lower the odds of total knee replacement (TKR) surgery in patients with osteoarthritis, according to a study presented November 27 at RSNA 2023 in Chicago.Presenter Upadhyay Bharadwaj, MD, of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues used an MRI deep-learning (DL) model for 3D muscle segmentation to compute thigh muscle volumes in 134 patients with osteoarthritis who either did or did not have total knee replacement (TKR) of a single knee. Participants with stronger muscles underwent fewer surgeries, they found.“While these results are essential for targeted...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 27, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Will Morton Tags: Subspecialties MRI Musculoskeletal Radiology 2023 Source Type: news

Global Pain Management Drugs and Devices Market Report 2023 - Focus on Key Players in Pain Management: Abbott Laboratories, AbbVie, Novartis and More
DUBLIN, Nov. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Global Market for Pain Management Drugs and Devices" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The global market for pain management drugs and devices was valued at $80.9 billion in 2022. The market is estimated to grow from $84.... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 24, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: MRR Source Type: news

The Cries of Gaza Reach Afghanistan
Afghan man walks past building destroyed during the civil war. The war which lasted nearly five years and killed 46,000 civilians was fueled by weapons and money from the United States and the Soviet Union. Photo courtesy of TKG’s photo archive in Kabul: www.tkg.afBy Melek ZahineKABUL, Afghanistan, Nov 22 2023 (IPS) On the morning of 11 November, Mohammed Abu Salmiya, the Director of Gaza’s largest medical center, Al Shifa Hospital, sent out an emotional S.O.S. to the world through a television news interview and through the remaining charge on his mobile phone. His plea for an immediate ceasefire on behalf of a ho...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 22, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Melek Zahine Tags: Armed Conflicts Asia-Pacific Crime & Justice Headlines Health Human Rights Humanitarian Emergencies Middle East & North Africa Migration & Refugees TerraViva United Nations IPS UN Bureau Source Type: news

FDA Warns Against Using Cardinal's Syringes FDA Warns Against Using Cardinal's Syringes
The FDA on Monday warned healthcare providers and facilities not to use Cardinal Health ' s Monoject syringes with patient-controlled pain management pumps and syringe pumps.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - November 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Anesthesiology News Source Type: news

Over-the-Counter Meds, Exercise Most Prevalent Treatment for Chronic Pain
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 -- For adults with chronic pain, the most prevalent pain management therapies were over-the-counter pain relievers and exercise in 2020, according to a research letter published online Nov. 21 in the Annals of Internal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Virtual reality company BehaVR, Fern Health merge to become RealizedCare
The digital therapeutics company and virtual chronic pain-management program will combine their offerings to create a digital care-management solution for chronic pain. (Source: mobihealthnews)
Source: mobihealthnews - November 20, 2023 Category: Information Technology Source Type: news

Hospitals serving large Black, Latino populations have fewer resources for cancer care
Key takeawaysUCLA researchers looked at nearly 4,400 hospitals across the U.S., including 864 with high numbers of Black and Hispanic patients.Hospitals serving Black, Hispanic and other racial and ethnic minority patients were significantly less likely than other hospitals to have access to core cancer services like PET/CT scanners, robotic surgery and palliative care.The researchers say further work is need to understand how geographic, linguistic, cultural, cost and discrimination factors affect these cancer care disparities.  Among the nation ’s hospitals, those that serve high numbers of Black and Hispanic patients...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - November 16, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

Why you should NEVER wear shoes in the house...according to a doctor
Dr Sood, a pain management specialist from Maryland, says wearing outside shoes indoors can bring harmful bacteria into your home, with potentially serious repercussions (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Zynex Submits FDA Application for its Next Generation NMES Device
ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Zynex, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZYXI), an innovative medical technology company specializing in the manufacture and sale of non-invasive medical devices for pain management, rehabilitation, and patient monitoring, today announced that it has submitted... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - November 13, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: FDA PDT Source Type: news